Diaper laundry attachment for toilet bowls



April 21, 1959 D. L. HANCOCK ET AL DIAPER LAUNDRY ATTACHMENT FOR TOILET BOWLS Filed March 22, 1956 I a T /7 2 Sheets-Sheet l VIIIIIIIIIIIIA\ Dorothy L. Hancock Mar/on A. Longm/ra INVENTORS,

April 21, 1959 D. L. HANCOCK ET AL 2,882,703

DIAPER LAUNDRY ATTACHMENTFOR TOILET BOWLS Filed March 22, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dorothy L. Hancock Mar/on A. Longm/re INVENTORIJ,

United StatesPaterit DIAPER LAUNDRY ATTACHMENT FOR TOILET BOWLS Dorothy L. Hancock and Marion A. Longmire,

Frankfort, Ky.

Application March 22, 1956, Serial No. 573,143

2 Claims. (Cl. 68-235) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in laundry apparatus and more particularly to a receptacle constructed for supporting on a toilet bowl and in which diapers may be placed for soaking, washing and hung for drying and the water used for this purpose drained into the toilet.

An important object of the invention is to provide a drain opening in the bottom of the receptacle which is closed by a plug or stopper attached to the bottom of a diaper rack removably supported in the receptacle to drain the latter by an upward movement of the rack.

A further object is to provide an apparatus of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the device shown in position for use;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the device;

Figure 4 is a bottom transverse sectional view taken on a line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the rack;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the diaper hanging clips;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on a line 7-7 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of one of the retractible legs for preventing tipping of the receptacle on the toilet; and

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the toilet seat engaging member.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 5 designates a cylindrical receptacle having a funnel-shaped bottom 6 recessed above the lower edge of the recep tacle. A drain neck 7 projects downwardly at'the center of the bottom 6.

A reticulated rack 8 is removably supported in the receptacle and includes an upper ring 9, a lower ring 10 and vertical rods 11 rigidly connecting the rings to each other. A bottom 12 of wire mesh or suitable foraminous material is welded or otherwise suitably secured to the rods 11 in the lower portion of the rack and above lower ring 10 so that with the lower ring resting on the bottom 6 the bottom 12 will be supported above the bottom of the receptacle.

A spherical stopper or valve 13 is attached to the underside of bottom 12 of the rack by a chain or other 2 suitable flexible member 14 to seat in the drain neck 7 for closing the drain.

The receptacle 5 is adapted to rest in an upright position on a toilet seat 15 to center the receptacle above the toilet bowl 16 and a substantially L-shaped member 17 is slidably mounted in a guide 18 at one side of the lower portion of the receptacle for raising and lowering movement to engage the radially outwardly projecting lower end 19 of the L-shaped member under the seat 15 to prevent tipping of the receptacle thereon. When the receptacle is removed from the toilet, the member 17 is raised so that the receptacle may rest level on a floor when not in use.

The member 17 is engaged at the rear of the toilet seat and a pair of captive retractible pins 21 are each slidably supported in a vertical position in the lower portion of a tubular guide 22 which are welded to the underside of the bottom 6 of the receptacle and the pins 21 are positioned at diametrically opposite sides of the receptacle to drop downwardly at the inside of the seat 15 to engage the inside of the bowl 16 and prevent tipping of the receptacle toward either side.

The upper portion of the receptacle is provided with a nipple 23 for attaching a hose 24 thereto and which may be coupled to a faucet 25 of a wash basin 26.

A cover 27 closes the top of the receptacle and is formed with a central vertical tube 28 in which the handle 29 of a rubber plunger 30 is slidable.

With the rack 8 placed in the receptacle the drain neck 7 will be closed by stopper or valve 13 and the receptacle is then placed on a toilet seat and member 17 lowered and engaged under the seat, as shown in Figure 1. Hose 24 is then connected to the faucet 25 to supply the receptacle with water and diapers 31 may then be hung from the upper ring of the rack by clips 32 to soak the diapers.

When it is desired to wash the diapers the clips are released to drop the diapers in the receptacle and the cover 27 is placed on top of the receptacle and plunger handle 29 moved up and down to agitate the water and washing powder placed therein.

By raising the rack 8 the stopper or valve 13 will be opened to drain the water into the toilet bowl and this operation may be repeated as frequently as it is desired to wash or rinse the diapers. The diapers may be left to drain in the receptacle by hanging the same from the upper ring of the rack or the rack may be removed to dry the diapers outside the receptacle.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A clothes washer comprising a receptacle adapted to be positioned above a toilet bowl and having an open upper end and a lower end provided with a drain through which the liquid is adapted to be discharged into the toilet bowl, a rack which is insertable and removable through said open upper end of said receptacle, a funnelshaped bottom wall in said receptacle having said drain therein, said funnel-shaped bottom wall supporting said rack when said rack is disposed within said receptacle, a stopper for said drain, flexible elongated means attaching said stopper to said rack so that said stopper automatically becomes seated in said drain when said rack is inserted in said receptacle, said rack including a plurality of rods having upper and lower ends when said rack is located in said receptacle, rings rigidly attached to the l Pper and lower ends of said rods, the upper end ring constituting means by which to support clothing that is to be washed in a position above said receptacle bottom, 2. foraminous lower wall in said rack and constituting a part thereof and attached ,to said rods between said rings, said foraminous lower wall having said flexible elongate means attached thereto, and said upper ring of said rack being open in the center to provide a passage through which an agitator is adapted to pass.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said receptacle has an imperforate side wall above said funnelshaped bottom wall to retain water in the receptacle, and a member connected with said receptacle and adapted to be clamped between the toilet bowl and seat for fastening said receptacle above the toilet bowl.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Foster If Sept. 14, Brewer Nov. 2, Hessler Oct. 22, Ryan Aug. 17, Barnard Nov. 25, Paul Mar. 10, Salvoni Apr. 6, Salvoni May 18, Judy Sept. 14, Baker May 2, Rutten Apr. 21,

FOREIGN PATENTS France Apr. 23,

(Addition to No. 614,543) 

